Tag: regional
Riverside County board of supervisors seats new chair, vice chair
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt was seated as the 2022 chairman of the county Board of Supervisors, but in a strange twist, two supervisors...
Board OKs investigation into patient offloading problems countywide
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Jan. 11, unanimously approved assigning a standing committee to research and find potential solutions to the “significant...
DOT announces historic bridge investment under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, California to receive $4.2B
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation launched the historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection and Construction Program, made possible by President Joe Biden’s...
Free tests? As COVID surges, rapid results cost up to $300
Ana B. IbarraCalMattersWhen Rebecca Santucci of Lakewood learned that her sister, Stacy Santucci, may have been exposed to COVID-19, she set out to look...
Influenza numbers below average, possibly due to COVID measures
The number of influenza cases in San Diego County is below average this season, which public health officials at least partly attributed to COVID-19...
Riverside County Fire Department dispatched to almost 200K incidents in 2021
The volume of dispatches for the Riverside County Fire Department jumped by almost 10% in 2021 compared to the year before, according to a...
California Democrats revive universal health care bill
Adam BeamThe Associated PressWhat could be the nation’s first universal health care system found new life Thursday, Jan. 6, after California Democrats proposed steep...
PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and burned more than 1,300...
Railroad Canyon/I-15 interchange work resumes in Lake Elsinore
With weather conditions closing some mountain highways due to snow and landslides, southwest Riverside County freeways and state highways will see construction projects resume...
More rainy days may affect Caltrans and RCTC projects in southwest Riverside County
Possible rainy weather this next week may hinder Caltrans and Riverside County Transportation Commission projects in southwest Riverside County with residents to be aware...